Mindy Kaling was pictured for the first time since going viral for an awkward moment on Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show.
The Office star, 45, was seen out and about in New York City on Wednesday, in three glamorous outfits.
The actress attended the premiere of her Netflix series, Running Point, alongside Kate Hudson, 45. Mindy is one of the show’s creators and executive producers, while Hudson is the main star.
While on the red carpet, Mindy showed off her slimmed-down physique in a nude bustier underneath a pinstripe suit.
The star accessorized with a silver necklace and gold rings. She wore dark lipstick and styled her raven tresses in loose waves.
Earlier in the day, the mom-of-three showed off her legs in a one-shoulder black mini dress with sparkling crystal embellishments.
Mindy Kaling, 45, was pictured for the first time since going viral for an awkward moment on Meghan Markle’s new Netflix show
The actress attended the premiere of her Netflix series Running Point
She added height to the look with pointed-toe heels and accessorized with a black clutch.
Mindy, who lost 40lbs back in 2023, was also seen looking incredible in a floor-length black coat with a fur collar.
Meanwhile Hudson was a vision in a light pink silk slip dress at the show’s premiere. She completed her look with white boots and wore her blonde hair down.
The How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days star plays Isla Gordon, the sister of the president of a professional basketball team in LA, in the new series.
The show premiered on the streamer on February 27, less than a year after it was announced at the platform’s 2024 Upfront presentation.
Running Point was created by Mindy, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen.
It was Mindy’s first public outing after a clip of her from Meghan’s cookery show, With Love, Meghan, went viral.
In the video, Meghan insisted her surname is Sussex as she corrected Mindy, who had referred to her as ‘Meghan Markle.’
In episode two of the show, the former royal, 43, was joined by Mindy as she showed her fellow mother how to host a children’s party.
As Meghan carefully demonstrated how to assemble a cucumber sandwich, the pair spoke about their favorite fast food growing up.
The Duchess of Sussex called herself a ‘latchkey kid’ who ‘grew up with a lot of fast food and TV tray dinners’, listing off US chains Pollo Loco, Taco Bell and Jack In The Box.
She wore picture perfect glam for the occasion
Mindy was joined by actress Kate Hudson, 45
Mindy is one of the show’s creators and executive producers, while Hudson is the main star
While on the red carpet, Mindy showed off her slimmed-down physique in a nude bustier underneath a pinstripe suit
The duo posed with Versha Sharma
Hudson was a vision in a light pink silk slip dress
She wore delicate makeup for the occasion
Her blonde tresses were styled straight
She accessorized with delicate jewelry
Kate showed off the back of her dress
But Mindy seemed to get under Meghan’s skin with her response, as she said: ‘I don’t think anyone in the world knows that Meghan Markle has eaten Jack In The Box and loves it.’
Trying to hide her frown with a smile, she replied: ‘It’s so funny you keep saying Meghan Markle, you know I’m Sussex now.’
As Mindy looked confused, Meghan, who has only visited Sussex once, continued: ‘You have kids and you go “No, I share my name with my children”.
‘I didn’t know how meaningful it would be to me but it just means so much to go “This is OUR family name. Our little family name”.
After being corrected, Mindy awkwardly responded: ‘Well, now I know and I love it.’
The late Queen Elizabeth bestowed the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Prince Harry and Meghan for their wedding in 2018.
Since then the pair have only visited the county once when they hosted a number of engagements seven years ago.
Five years ago Harry and Meghan took a step away from their royal duties and moved to California, leading to calls for their titles to be stripped.
Meghan dropped her surname when she married Prince Harry, but as a member of the Royal Family, she now does not officially have one.
Mindy was pictured speaking to the audience at the event
Since famously losing 40lbs back in 2023, Kaling has continued on her incredible weight-loss journey
Due to her shrinking appearance, Kaling has faced rampant fan speculation that she might be taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic to achieve her figure goals
The How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days star plays Isla Gordon, the sister of the president of a professional basketball team in LA, in the new series
The show premiered on the streamer on February 27, less than a year after it was announced at the platform’s 2024 Upfront presentation
Royals conventionally use their titles in place of their surnames, meaning Meghan’s name is officially Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
Their children Archie and Lilibet were granted Prince and Princess titles following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
Now, living away from Royal life, Meghan has confirmed that the family have incorporated their title as a surname.
Mindy and Meghan, who first met after The Office star appeared on Markle’s now-defunct Spotify podcast, Archetypes, reunited in Meghan’s kitchen to film the second episode.
The Duchess was teaching Kaling all of her tips and tricks for hosting a children’s birthday party, which included making a rainbow fruit salad and ladybug crostinis with tomatoes.
And, while the episode seemingly went off without a hitch as they successfully threw an adorable garden party in Markle’s backyard, there were some seemingly high-tension moments captured.
‘Mindy is greeted in the hallway, but the body language looks awkward,’ body language expert Judi James told DailyMail.com exclusively about Kaling’s entrance on the show.
‘There is an air kiss but it is overly-formal and Mindy bends her knees and pushes her pelvis back to avoid torso-touch,’ she continued.
The Office star was pictured out and about in New York City on Wednesday, in three glamorous outfits
Earlier in the day, the mom-of-three showed off her legs in a one-shoulder black mini dress with sparkling crystal embellishments
She added height to the look with pointed-toe heels and accessorized with a black clutch
The star has spent the past few years undergoing an astonishing weight loss transformation and now looks a far cry from her early days of fame on The Office
She looked ultra glamorous
Mindy was also seen looking incredible in a floor-length black coat with a fur collar
She looked to be in good spirits
It was Mindy’s first public outing after a clip of her from Meghan’s cookery show, With Love, Meghan, went viral
In the video, Meghan insisted her surname is Sussex as she corrected Mindy, who had referred to her as ‘Meghan Markle’
After Mindy referred to Meghan as ‘Markle’, the Suits star corrected her.
‘Meghan keeps her eyes down on the sandwiches in a cut off ritual to hide her eye expression but her face contorts into a wince of pain and possible frustration as her voice rises to its highest “annoyed child” pitch,’ James said.
‘Meghan turns to use eye contact and an assertively pleading eye expression with a clawed hand finger pinch of precision raised in the air,’ the expert continued.
She also noted that the Duchess ‘hunches her shoulders to make her point of correction even more emphatic, balling her hand into a fist and rolling it in front of her heart to point out that “it’s our family name.”‘
‘This is an emotive, serious looking correction which Mindy watched wearing a polite smile,’ James added.
However, that wasn’t the only correction that the mom-of-two offered Kaling during their time together.
Markle also corrected the comedian’s pronunciation of expensive kitchenware brand Le Creuset.
‘When Mindy refers to Meghan’s bowls as “heavy-a** Le Creu-say” Meghan is quick to correct her pronunciation with no trace of humor in her tone,’ James observed.
She even noted that when Kaling humorously tries to lift the lid of her Le Creuset like they were weights, Markle ‘turns away to her fritatta,’ which she was plating up.
‘The correction of her accent seems to lead to some lingering trace of resentment from Mindy who jokes to camera that, “Some of us have been to Europe,”‘ James told DailyMail.com.
During their awkward viral moment, Meghan was seen telling Mindy, ‘It’s so funny you keep saying Meghan Markle, you know I’m Sussex now’
As Mindy looked confused, Meghan, who has only visited Sussex once, continued: ‘You have kids and you go “No, I share my name with my children”‘
But no matter the awkward moments, it seems like Kaling really enjoyed being on the show, as she spoke about the experience during an interview late last month.
‘I was on maternity leave with my daughter in March and April, and Meghan texted me that she was doing a show where she was going to cook for her friends,’ Kaling, who has three children, told TIME Magazine.
‘Would I want to come to Montecito and have her cook for me? I wanted to get taken care of in that moment of my life. That was a fun maternity leave field trip,’ she continued.
‘And I left with a basket of fresh produce and homemade jam and hot sauce because she knew I loved hot sauce. She’s a very generous woman who knew I needed a break.’
